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English → English (gcide) Definition: Hypermeter Hypermeter \Hy*per"me*ter\, n. [Gr. ? beyond all measure; "ype`r over, beyond + ? measure: cf. F. hyperm[`e]tre.] 1. (Pros.) A verse which has a redundant syllable or foot; a hypercatalectic verse. [1913 Webster] 2. Hence, anything exceeding the ordinary standard. [1913 Webster] When a man rises beyond six foot, he is an hypermeter. --Addison. [1913 Webster]